Bed-spring attachment.



F. B. WEBORG. BED SPRlNG ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19. 1914.

Inventor Patented Dec. 7

Witnesses Attorneys FRED B. \VEBORG, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

BED-SPRING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. '7, 1915.

Application filed October 19, 1914. Serial No. 867,448.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED B. Wnnono, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Bed- Spring Attachement, of which the following'is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted to be used in connection with a spring bed, for'the purpose of preventing the mattress from flattening out in a lateral direction, and becoming distorted.

The invention aims, primarily, to provide novel means for mounting the inner end of an angle bracket which forms a part of the structure whereby the mattress is prevented from spreading laterally.

Another object of the invention is so to arrange the angle bracket of the mattress supporting structure with respect to the transverse springs of the bed that the bracket will tend to shield the mattress from contact with the convolutions of the spring, adjacent the edge of the bed frame, thereby preventing undue wear upon the under surface of the mattress by the springs when a person sits upon the edge of the bed, or lies adjacent thereto.

The invention aims to so locate the angle brackets of the supporting frame that the springs will not settle and sag down adjacent the edge of' the bed frame when a weight is superposed upon the mattress adjacent the edge of the bed frame.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows in top plan, a portion of'a spring bed frame to which the device forming the subject matter of this application has been applied, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a perspective on an enlarged scale delineating a portion of the mattress supporting frame together with parts of the bed frame; Fig. 3 is a fragmental transverse section to the inner end of the angle bracket of the mattress supporting frame, the view depicting in detail, the means whereby the inner end of the angle bracket is pivotally mounted.

In carrying out the present invention there is employed a bed frame which is denoted generally by the numeral 1 and embodies rails 2 and 3. The rails 2 may be side rails of the frame, the rails 3 being the ends rails, or the rails 3 may be the side rails, the rails 2 being the end rails. It will therefore be obvious that the structure to be described hereinafter may be used either at the sides or at the ends of the frame. Connecting the opposed rails 2 are helical springs 4. Connecting the rails 3 are helical springs 5 disposed at right angles to the springs 4:. Other springs may be employed in combination with the springs above mentioned, but the description has been confined to those spring elements which cooperate with the mattress supporting frame to be described hereinafter. Duplicate mechanisms lie adjacent the rails 2 of the bed frame, and the function of these mechanisms is to prevent the mattress from spreading laterally. The

structures under consideration are duplicates and but one of them need be described in detail.

Each mattress supporting frame comprises a plurality of angle members denoted generally by the numeral 6 and comprising arms 'Z and 8. To the upper ends of the arms 8 are secured strips 9 preferably fashioned from metal, as are the angle brackets ,6. In the inner ends of the arms 7 openings 10 are formed. at 11, one convolution of the spring 5 passes through the opening 10. The convolution 11 is threaded or interengaged as shown at 12 to one Or more of the convolutions 14: of the spring 4:. Owing to the construction above described, the inner end of the arm 7 is pivotally connected with the resilient portion of the bed structure. Noting the point at which the reference character 15 is applied in Fig. 2 it will beseen that, adjacent its outer end, the arm 7. is supported upon the rail 2 ofthe bed frame 1. Further, as clearly shown in the drawings, the arm 7 lies directly above the spring 4 and is in alinement therewith. Owing to the fact that the arm 7 is supported upon the rail 2 as shown at 15, and owing to the fact that the As clearly shown arm7 lies directly above the spring 4, the mattress which rests upon the arm 7 is shielded against contact with the convolutions of the spring 4, Wear and tear upon the mattress thus being avoided, notably when, as is frequently the case, a person assumes a sitting posture upon the .edge of the mattress. Further, owing to the construction above described and under the considerations above noted, the spring 4 does not tend to yield or bow downwardly, the outer end portion of the arm 7 being supported at 15 ,on the rail 2 and the inner end of the arm 7 being connected with the springs 5 and 4E.

' So far as the general operation of the device herein disclosed is concerned, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the arms 8 of the angle brackets 6 and the strip 9 cooperate to prevent the mattress from spreading laterally and becoming distorted. During transportation and at'other times, when compactness is desirable, the angle brackets 6 together with the strips 9 may be swung inwardly on top of the springs, a pivotal mounting for the angle brackets 6 being afforded by the cooperation between the elements 10-11-12.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is i 1. In a device of the class described, a

frame; a resilient structure including a transverse element terminally secured to the frame; and an angle bracket one arm of which extends'in the same direction as the transverseelement and lies directly above the transverse element, the innerend of said arm being pivoted tothe resilient structure, and'portions oft'he resilient structure coacting with the bracket to hold the same in ing supported by the frame.

place for pivotal movement in a common vertical plane with the said transverse element, but against movement longitudinally of the frame,- the outer end of said arm be- '2. ,In a device of the class described, a frame; a helical spring attached'at one end to the frame and comprising convolutio'ns;

. a second spring disposed at an angle to the Copies of this patent may be obtained for .five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

helical spring; an angle bracket one arm of which extends longitudinally of the secondary spring and lies directly above the second spring, the outer end of said arm resting on the frame; One convolution of the helical spring constituting a means for pivotally mounting the inner end of said arm, and other convolutions of the spring constituting a means for maintaining said arm directly above the second spring.

3. In a device of the class described, a frame; an angle bracket extended transversely of the frame; and a helical spring secured to the frame, the helical spring be ing disposed transversely of the angle bracket and comprising convolutions, one of which convolutions passes through the angle bracket adjacent the inner end thereof, the outer end of the angle bracket being frame supported.

4:. In a device of the class described, a frame; angularly disposed helical springs terminally attached to the frame and having interlocked convolutions; and an angle bracket comprising arms through one of which one .of the said eonvolutions passes, the interlocking of the said convolutions serving to retain in place the arm-carrying convolution.

5. In a device of the class described, a frame .a helical spring secured to the frame; an angle bracket comprising arms, one of which arms extends longitudinally of the springandlies directly above the spring; a second helical spring secured to the frame and disposed transversely of the first specified helical spring, the second spring comprising convolutions, one of which is threaded through one of the convolutions of the first specified spring and through said arm of the angle bracket.

vIn testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two .witnesses.

. FRED B. VVEBORG.

Witnesses:

Commissioner of Patents, 

